The North Colorado Medical Center is a 306-bed, full-service tertiary hospital located in the northeast Colorado region. A 285,500-sq.-ft. addition—the “Second Century Project”—will enable the center to retain its place as the premier healthcare provider serving the...
Architects can design the greatest spaces, from progressive buildings that accommodate the most modern technologies to healing gardens that offer a natural, soothing break. Regardless of the technology or natural beauty involved in a particular project, however, any...
Project category: Project in progress (December 2007) Chief administrator: Pat Murray, CEO, (830) 258-7728 Firm: Sterling Barnett Little, Inc., (817) 792-2100 Design team: James S. Little, Jr., AIA, NCARB, Project Principal; Michael Parkinson, AIA, Project Manager;...
Exposure to daylight has long been linked with patient wellness and staff satisfaction, and new research suggests that lighting can improve sleep patterns of elderly patients, reduce medical errors, and even reduce the need for pain medication. These and other studies...
Project category: Remodel/Renovation (completed April 2005) Chief administrator: Nina Tucker, Administrator, (954) 987-2000 Firm: MGE Architects, (305) 444-0413 Design team: Jose L. Estevez, AIA, Principal-in-Charge; Jorge Alonso, Project Manager; Deborah Groner...
Project category: New construction (completed January 2003) Chief administrator: Johnny Brown, COO, (312) 864-6000 Firm: CCH Design Group, (312) 565-1800 Design team: Loebl Schlossman & Hackl; McDonough Associates, Inc.; Globetrotters Engineering Corporation; HDR,...
The new physician-owned Foundation Surgical Hospital (FSH) is one of the first all-digital hospitals in operation in the country and the only one of its size at the time of its completion. The campus includes an adjoining parking garage, a professional office building...
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed September 2004) Chief administrator: Debra Johnson, Executive Director of Acute Care, (616) 687-1402 Firm: The S/L/A/M Collaborative, (860) 659-1010 Design team: James McManus, FAIA,...
In ancient times, “Know Thyself” was inscribed in Greek on the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. More recently, it appeared in Latin above the entrance to the Oracle's kitchen in the motion picture The Matrix. This aphorism has stood the test...
This new acute care medical center and adjacent medical office buildings represent a $35-million+ investment in the future of healthcare for the tristate community. Located approximately two miles from the converging borders of Arizona, California, and Nevada, the...
The expansion and renovation of Community Hospital North will nearly double the size of the existing hospital and transform the facility from a suburban hospital to an urban medical center. The focal point of the project is a new 400,000-sq.-ft., six-story tower that...
Project category: New construction (completed December 2004) Chief administrator: Al Gatmaitan, FACHE, President and CEO, (765) 675-8501 Firm: HKS, Inc., (214) 969-5599 Design team: Craig Beale, FAIA, FACHA, RIBA, CHE, CHC, Principal-in-Charge; Norman Morgan, AIA,...
